Day: January 10, 2020

Lt Governor reviews preparedness for the upcoming Taxi Aggregator Scheme

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 10: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired a meeting of the top functionaries of Transport Department on the Taxi Aggregator Scheme here at the Civil Secretariat. During the meeting, the Lt Governor reviewed the preparedness for the Application and SMS based […]

Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?

LONDON — As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will “work to become financially independent” — a move that has not been clearly spelled out and could be fraught with obstacles. The couple indicated in their […]

Iraqi PM tells US to start work on a troop withdrawal plan

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s caretaker prime minister asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, his office said Friday, signaling his insistence on ending the U.S. military presence despite recent moves to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the U.S. The request came in […]

‘Damning’ Boeing documents show employees mocked US regulators

Boeing’s 737 MAX plane is “designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys”, a company employee wrote in one of a trove of newly published internal messages. The communications were released on Thursday by Boeing, whose 737 MAX plane was involved in two crashes that killed […]

The 97 kms between China and mastery of the Mekong

Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea. China has long wanted to dredge the riverbed in […]

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan returns to Canada amid royal storm

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan has returned to Canada following the couple’s bombshell announcement that they were quitting their frontline royal duties, it emerged Friday, as the monarch held urgent talks with her family to resolve the crisis. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent an extended Christmas holiday […]

‘Indian skies are in for very promising times; Win-Win opportunities await all the stakeholders in the Civil Aviation Sector

open view news desk “India, being the third largest domestic Civil Aviation market in the world and showing a robust growth, is poised for greater heights. With the kind of fleet expansion underway, India will soon have about 2000 civil aviation aircrafts in the sky, we will be […]

Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic

open view news desk On the occasion of the New Year, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The Prime Minister conveyed to President Macron his New Year greetings and good wishes on behalf of the people of […]

IEALaunches First In-depth Review of India’s Energy Policies

open view news desk In partnership with NITI Aayog, International Energy Agency (IEA) todayreleased thefirst in-depth review of India’s energy policies. The report highlights the achievements of India’s energy policies and provides recommendations to support the government’s goals of promoting well-functioning energy markets and boosting deployment of renewables. […]

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